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His attorney is trying to say because he is 320 lbs he wasn't as drunk as someone lighter might have been. It's a pretty weak argument IMO. Big guys can drink more in most cases , but can still get just as drunk.

It isn't about the argument, its the defense attorneys having a credible threat to take it to try and get a better plea bargain. I've always expected this to be settled "on the Court House steps" right before the trial. Its all a question of how much of a hardazz the DA wants to be but if he doesn't, Brent could get a short jail sentence with a heavy probation and community service requirement that would let him play football again.

It isn't about the argument, its the defense attorneys having a credible threat to take it to try and get a better plea bargain. I've always expected this to be settled "on the Court House steps" right before the trial. Its all a question of how much of a hardazz the DA wants to be but if he doesn't, Brent could get a short jail sentence with a heavy probation and community service requirement that would let him play football again.

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I don't know if it's about a "hardazz" DA. His blood alcohol was .18 and someone died in the crash. That is pretty serious.

Ya know, ever body make mistakes. But to make a mistake that involves the death of another, and then to disclaim any responsibility, that is when I shake mah haid and just walk away from the stupidity and selfishness showed.

I don't know if it's about a "hardazz" DA. His blood alcohol was .18 and someone died in the crash. That is pretty serious.

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I'm not minimizing Jerry Brown's death or the crime that was committed. But you could put this in front of 3 DA's and one could want 5 years in jail, another 1 year plus 10 years probation and the third want 90 days, probation and a large amount of restitution to Brown's surviving family. My point is that there is a wide range of sentences that the DA in this case could settle for rather than going to trial.

I'm not minimizing Jerry Brown's death or the crime that was committed. But you could put this in front of 3 DA's and one could want 5 years in jail, another 1 year plus 10 years probation and the third want 90 days, probation and a large amount of restitution to Brown's surviving family. My point is that there is a wide range of sentences that the DA in this case could settle for rather than going to trial.

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The vast majority of these cases are handled with long probated sentences that provide finanicial restitution. (In Brown's case as an NFL player that restitution would be VERY high)
The notoriety of this case made that unlikely.

What Brent did was heinously stupid but I'd much rather see him out of jail, playing football and paying restitution to the Brown family that has supported him emotionally than sitting in jail eating on the tax payers dime.

Erik Williams had a similar incident that only hurt himself.
Many other guys have done stupid things.

The attorney is trying to get his client off without a prison sentence which should be the goal.

Brent needs to be in forced AA, have no license at all and be put back to work to pay the Brown family IMHO.

Yes, Brent was drunk at the time he was driving. A couple of months after that incident Ratliff was drunk driving, too. Both guys are no longer on the team.

Marshawn Lynch and Aldon Smith also had their drunk driving incidents in the last year or so. Both of those guys are still playing for their respective teams. While Smith took a hiatus to go to rehab, Lynch never even missed a game.

This is so stupid. Why on earth does a jury need to be shown a video of him doing the field sobriety. His freaking blood was OVER the legal limit.

I recognize the prosecution has to do this because only stupid people can't get out of jury duty, but good lord.

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The defense is arguing his BAC level should be looked at in context to his size. I understand this is true to an extent (ie, it takes a higher BAC for a larger person to feel and act inebriated). The prosecution is countering with other evidence indicating he was impaired.